Manitoba Country Music Awards Celebrate Local Country Music Scene







The Manitoba Country Music Association celebrated the hard work and talent of Manitoba's country music community again this month. The annual Manitoba Country Music Awards gala, recorded at The Met was live streamed on November 6 (scroll down to watch).
Hosted by Don Amero and Now Country 104.7 FM's Stefan Richard, the event handed out the hardware and featured performances by several local acts and nominees, including Amero, Chris Michael, Emma Peterson, Jade Turner, Jerry Sereda, Kendra Kay, Nelson Little, Petric, and Renee Lamoureux.
Petric was the big winner this year, picking up wins in four categories: Music Video of the Year, Single of the Year, Album of the Year, and Group of the Year. Amero was a triple winner, landing honours for Male Artist of the Year, Event of the Year, and Interactive Artist of the Year. Desiree Dorion won in two categories: Female Artist of the Year and Indigenous Country Music Award,
The MCMA is a non-profit organization, dedicated to the promotion, development, and enhancement of all aspects of Manitoba country music at the local, national, and international level. The MCMA endeavors to create venues for the promotion of Manitoba country artists through sponsorship of its own events and involvement in other organizations' events.
Check out this year's winners...
DAUPHIN'S COUNTRYFEST FESTIVAL OR EVENT OF THE YEAR
Amero Little Christmas Live @ The Burton Cummings Theatre (Live Stream)
VENUE OF THE YEAR
The Park Theatre
ALL STAR BAND OF THE YEAR – GUITAR
Troy Flamand
ALL STAR BAND OF THE YEAR – BASS
Ben Mak-Wiebe
ALL STAR BAND OF THE YEAR – DRUMS
Jon Plett
ALL STAR BAND OF THE YEAR – SPECIALTY (BANJO, FIDDLE, MANDOLIN, KEYS, STEEL)
Brad Moggie
RADIO ON-AIR PERSONALITY OR TEAM OF THE YEAR
Alex Devries
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR
Now Country 104.7 FM
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
"All Who Wander" - Petric
SONG OF THE YEAR (Songwriters)
"All Roads Lead To You" - Chris Ising - Writers
Chris Ising, Pat Aureli
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
"Kids" - Petric
NCI FM INDIGENOUS COUNTRY MUSIC AWARD
Desiree Dorion
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Flashbacks - Petric
EMERGING ARTIST AWARD
Daniel Desorcy
ROOTS ARTIST, DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Two Crows for Comfort
GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Petric
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Desiree Dorion
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Don Amero
INTERACTIVE ARTIST, DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR
Don Amero
FANS' CHOICE
Kendra Kay
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE
Bruce Leperre